Elderly woman treated for sudden severe headache and stroke signs, Reedsville WV
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders are treating a 94-year-old woman near Sunset Drive who woke up with a sudden severe headache, high blood pressure, and possible stroke symptoms. She has had ear pain for a week and some age-related medical conditions. She is currently being evaluated and monitored for stroke signs.
Audio|Heard on: Preston County Fire and EMS
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
6-82 is going to be en route near Sunset Drive, right?
00:13
6-82, you're going to be responding for a 94-year-old female.
00:17
They're advising that they woke up the sister complaining of a severe headache, break.
00:24
Ed.
00:31
They're also advising that her blood pressure is pretty high.
00:36
The upper numbers in the 200s, false with 58, pain is behind her right ear, advising that she has also been complaining about that ear for the last week.
00:52
When did she start complaining of the headache?
01:01
Okay,
01:04
while you have them, still, just go ahead and run the stroke questions for me if you can,
01:07
please.
01:09
682, that's received.
01:12
You too.
01:15
Right.
01:18
6-82, they're advising that she woke up with this about 1.30, possibly earlier than that.
01:28
She waited before she called her daughter.
01:31
She rubbed some liniment on her ear to try to get it to stop.
01:34
Right.
01:38
They're advising that she was on Blood Center, but they have taken her off of that.
01:43
I asked them to squeeze both hands.
01:45
They're advising that she might be slightly stronger on her right side, but she is right-handed, right?
01:53
Good.
02:00
682, she wasn't showing any of the other symptoms of a CBA.
02:05
They do have her currently sitting up.
02:08
They did say that most of her medical problems are age-related.
02:13
Great.
02:14
Good.
02:16
He's advising that at one time that she did have some sort of issues with crystals being out in her ears and also that she has macular degeneration.
02:27
Okay,
02:29
and we read the cat there, they said this headache was sudden and onset and woke her from her sleep, correct?
02:36
6-82 affirmative.
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Location mentioned:
Sunset Dr, Reedsville, WV 26547
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